Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen and her husband, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, are expecting a child in December.

It had been rumoured for several months that Bundchen was pregnant but Brady confirmed the news in an interview to be broadcast by ESPN Sunday, the station's website (www.espn.com) said.

Expecting: Gisele Bundchen

'I told her no Sundays,' said Brady, who joked he would participate in Lamaze childbirth classes with his wife.

Lamaze is a nonprofit organization promoting a natural, healthy and safe approach to pregnancy and childbirth.

'It couldn't be harder than training camp, so I'll be prepared,' added Brady. 'The women are the ones who have to do the work, we just have to be there to support them and so it'll be nice to do that.'

Dad: Brady

The 29-year-old Bundchen has been named by Forbes as the world's highest paid model with the financial magazine saying she earned $25 million in the past year for appearances in various advertising campaigns.

Brady, 32, who is expected to make his return Monday from a knee injury that kept him out of nearly all of last season, has a child born in 2007 from a previous relationship with actress Bridget Moynahan.